Genre in a city
The 16 most-read soukous artists based in Kinshasa, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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16 artists are tagged soukous in Kinshasa. The biggest move was Madilu System, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Fally Ipupaafrobeats, soukous | 4,770 | 0 |
02 | Madilu Systemcongolese rumba, soukous | 1,870 | +2 |
03 | Pépé Kallésoukous | 1,758 | -1 |
04 | M’bilia Belcongolese rumba, soukous | 1,608 | -1 |
05 | OK Jazzcongolese rumba, soukous | 1,235 | 0 |
06 | Sam Mangwanacongolese rumba, soukous | 897 | 0 |
07 | Wenge Musicasoukous | 648 | 0 |
08 | Quartier Latinsoukous | 565 | 0 |
09 | Defaosoukous | 452 | +1 |
10 | Papa Noëlsoukous | 346 | -1 |
11 | Mayaula Mayonisoukous | 199 | +1 |
12 | Rigo Starsoukous | 194 | +1 |
13 | Staff Benda Bililisoukous | 151 | -2 |
14 | Pépé Fellysoukous | 148 | +2 |
15 | Syran Mbenzasoukous | 138 | 0 |
16 | Bopol Mansiaminasoukous, singer-songwriter | 119 | -2 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.